Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-136

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on James D. Hodgson

Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 10:37 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation007-136 on Tape 7 (tape position 05:11:04–05:11:19)StartSunday, August 15, 1971 at 10:37 PMEndSunday, August 15, 1971 at 10:37 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-136 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a telephone call to Secretary of Labor James D. Hodgson. This interaction served as the administrative bridge for a high-level communication between the President and a key cabinet member. The call reflects the ongoing logistical coordination of the administration's internal affairs during a period of significant domestic policy developments.

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NARA Description

On August 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-136 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 7-136

Date: August 15, 1971
Time: 10:37 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Call to James D. Hodgson

Also recorded on August 16, 1971

  • 007-133 10:24 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clifford M. Hardin talked on the telephone from 10:24 pm to 10:33 pm.
  • 007-134 10:33 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:33 pm.
  • 007-135 10:33 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II talked on the telephone from 10:33 pm to 10:37 pm.
  • 007-166 10:33 PM · 1 min — the White House operator and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at 10:33 pm.
  • 007-137 10:37 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. Hodgson talked on the telephone from 10:37 pm to 10:38 pm.
  • 007-167 10:38 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:38 pm and 10:40 pm.
  • 007-138 10:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:40 pm to 10:42 pm.
  • 007-139 10:43 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:43 pm to 11:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 007-136, August 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-136 (accessed October 21, 2026).